The Italian government has approved Phase 2 of a feasibility study exploring the possibility of the country developing an 100-satellite constellation. While few details have been announced, initial reports indicate […]
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L3Harris expands their Indiana facility to support the U.S. Golden Dome on-orbit defensive technology
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has completed a $125 million expansion at its space manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne to support the Department of Defense’s urgent need for on-orbit technology to defend […]
SpaceX to launch NROL-145 on Saturday building largest government constellation — ever
On Saturday, April 19th at 3:41 AM – 7:41 AM PDT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the tenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and […]
Space economy faces ticking clock on collision risk
Novaspace, the space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released its Space Situational and Domain Awareness Market Intelligence Report. “With the increasing deployment of mega-constellations in lower orbits, critical failures […]
Amzon’s Kuiper 1 mission is ready, set… to go, “this is just the start of our journey”
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is readying the Atlas V 551 rocket to deliver the first satellites into space for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, an advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation that […]
Astroscale U.S. to lead the 1st refueling of a USSF asset in GEO
Astroscale U.S. Inc. will conduct two refueling operations of a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite in GEO for the United States Space Force (USSF)—this mission will demonstrate the ability […]
Firefly Aerospace awarded DoD contract for responsive on-orbit mission with Elytra spacecraft
Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a contract to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with the company’s Elytra spacecraft in support of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit […]
Intelsat secures USSF contract to provide Maritime satellite connectivity
Intelsat has been awarded a U.S. Space Force (USSF) contract to provide commercial satellite communications bandwidth, equipment and services to the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) for global maritime coverage. The […]
Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for the National Security […]
Ligado details bankruptcy exit plan
Ligado Networks entered Chapter 11 in January. It has now presented its exit plan to the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. A key portion of the exit scheme is an agreement with […]